VERY RARE Vintage Paul Voltaire Designed MCM 14K GOLD Brooch

Very rare because Paul Voltaire was a Mid-Century Modernist SILVERSMITH! A designer and maker of primarily ALL sterling silver jewelry. This is ONE of very few pieces that he designed and made by hand in solid 14K gold! Apple shaped 14K gold brooch by NY and Conn. modernist silversmith Paul Voltaire who owned a design and craft gallery in New Milford, Conn. from 1956. Simple and lovely solid 14K Brooch in the form of an elegant apple shape… designed and hand made by Austrian-born US immigrant Paul Voltaire. Voltaire was part of the American wearable art movement. This piece has a Working pin and roll-over clasp. 100% solid 14K Yellow GOLD! Weight is 9.9 grams and at current market price of 14 karat gold, the scrap value alone is right around $370 as of December 21, 2022